child awarded compensation after being bitten by dog in her local park

Child injury claim successfull after child was bitten by dog.

A 10 year old girl was walking in a park with her parents when she was bitten by a dog.

As the child and her parents were walking past the dog and its owners, the dog suddenly bit the little girl on her abdomen.

The injuries sustained were 5 puncture wounds to the abdomen and a laceration. She was left with multiple scars ranging in size although the scars were expected to fade in time.

The child also had psycological trauma from the incident, she was afraid to go to the park and extremely nervous around dogs. She also suffered anxiety attacks

The childs parents put forward a child injury claim against the dog owners for failing to control the dog and preventing it from causing injuries to other people.

Valuation of Child Injury Claims

In this child injury claims example, the specialist solicitors negotiated a compensation award for the child. After 3 years from first instructions the child injury solicitors recovered from the insurance company of the defendant the sum of £5,900 in child injury compensation.

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